To lose some of our better players is disappointing – http://www.senore.com/Cricket/BB-McCullum-c1129 – Cricket News Update
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McCullum was appointed as the skipper of the team following the conclusion of the previous away series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mike-J-Hesson-c76286.
Hesson had made it clear that he wanted http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Taylor-c92915 to relinquish his duties, at least in the limited-overs format, as he thought split captaincy remained the right way to move forward. However, with that matter catching the public eye, the board was forced to intervene and further apologized to Taylor and his family regarding the handling of the situation.
Nonetheless, they still sided with Hesson, and decided to name McCullum the skipper in all formats. Having largely struggled to make a mark in international cricket over the past 12 months, the Kiwis will now take on a formidable Proteas lineup, knowing thahttp://www.senore.com/Cricket/Thomas-George-Burrows-c93472 they won’t be having the services of some of their key players.
Apart from Taylor’s exclusion, the team is further missing the services of their premier spinner, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DL-Vettori-c1384, who has endured a tough time with injuries over the past 2 months. McCullum recognizes the monumental task ahead, but remained eager to look at the positives, where he wants his side to deal with the off-field distractions and play as a unit.
"There's obviously been some distractions gone on back home but we know there is a monumental task in front of us. To take it on without some of our better players is disappointing but that's what we've got to do," McCullum said. "A New Zealand team with Ross Taylor involved is a lot stronger."
"We've got a number of big losses throughout our team at the moment but it is one thing to long for those guys to be present but it's another to get on with dealing with the resources you've got."
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